Please, tell me what is the point to go physically at work in an open space instead of doing remote work if it is to have the rules of a library?
Not interacting with colleagues, not calling, not listening others speaking to know what is currently going on the company...
For the record I do not like going to the office because of the above mentioned reasons. Furthermore, my home office has better equipment. My wife on the contrary loves going to the office although she could work from home.
Does she go to the office for the actual work? Or because she is social?
I don't want to be friends with my co-workers. I am here for a paycheck. Sue me.
I sincerely hope your co-workers are aware of your preferences and give you the wide berth you desire.
Exactly, there's no point going to work physically together unless you're building something physical.
Interaction with colleagues works extremely well using technology: text messages, emails, conference calls, one-to-one video calls, and even the "metaverse" if you're into cutting edge stuff.
What's the point of physically going to work if it's not optimized for work? What's the point of commuting if my job is done better at home?
When I worked in an open office and lived alone I would sometimes be overstimulated. At least eventually I'd get to go home and recover. A workstation in a library-rules space would have avoided the discomfort altogether though. Eat lunch with my coworkers, have high-bandwidth discussions in meeting rooms, chit-chat when coming up for air by the coffee/snacks/ping-pong, but also be able to retreat to my workstation and focus on code once for the bulk of the day.
Come to think of it, that's what college was like. I would study in the bowels of the library, take breaks in the peripheral food and social spaces where I'd often run into people I knew, and go back to my dorm room at night. That was the life.
Personally, I'd find a workplace with a library area great. But I wouldn't want or prescribe a workplace that is entirely a library.
In the team I was, we often talked with each others, be it work related or not. So we ended up often working in others places together (one room for us 3-4 devs).